Structural element for buildings



May 26, 1925.

C. H. RICHARDS STRUCTURAL ELEMENT FOR BUILDINGS Filed Mafch 25. 1924Patented May 26, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. RICHARDS, OF AURORA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TORICHSTO MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF AURORA, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OFILLINOIS.

STRUCTURAL ELEMENT FOR BUILDINGS.

Application filed March 25, 1924. Serial No. 701,718.

To all whom it may concern: is secured to the plastered wall 5, thisstrip Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. RIoHARos, extending along the boardmidway between a citizen of the United States, residing at its top andbottom edges. Aurora, in the county of Kane and the State Hitherto,furring strips have been nailed 5 of Illinois, h ave invented a certainnew and to the ground strips to preserve the distance useful Improvementin Structural Elements between the finishing boards and the wall. forBuildings, of which the following is a In accordance with my invention,I provide full, clear, concise, and exact description. a spacing rib 6upon the inner side of the My invention relates to building finishingboard and also made of sheet material, prefboards that are made of sheetmaterial and erably metal. This rib is desirably formed resides incombining therewith spacing ribs into U shape with angular outwardlyexalso made of sheet material to replace the tending wings 7 at itslongitudinal edges. turring strips of wood hitherto incorpo- These wingsare joined with. the inner side rated in buildings to preserve theproper oi the board, as by spot welding. 5 distance between thefinishing boards and The board and the base of the spacing rib the wallsto which they are applied. are formed with aligned holes 8 and 9, at 6The spacing rib of my invention is prefsuitable distances along theboard and rib, erably of U shape with angular and outto receive thefastening screws 10. The wardly extending wings at its longitudinalholes 9 in the base of the rib are large edges, these wings being joinedwith the inenough to prevent the screws from having ner side of theboard that is supplied with threaded engagementwith the rib, the headthe improved spacing rib. The board and ends of the screws being smoothand'therethe base of the rib are formed with aligned fore out ofthreaded engagement with the screw holes which receive screws that passboard. through said holes and which are free of It is obvious-thatchanges may be made threaded engagement with said board and withoutdeparting from the spirit of my inrib. vention.

The invention will be more fully ex- Having thus described my inventionI plained in connection with the accompanyclaim as new and desire tosecure by Letters 30 ing drawing in which Fig. 1 is a view in ele-Patent the following vation with parts broken away, illustrating Thecombination with'a building finishthe use of one embodiment of myinvention; in g board made of sheet material; of a spac- Fig. 2 is asectional view on line 2-2 of ing rib upon the inner side of said boardFig. 1: and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of and also made of sheetmaterial formed sub- 35 a portion of the structure. stantially into Ushape and joined at its lon- Like parts are indicated by similarchargitudinal edges with said board; said board so acters of referencethroughout the different and the base of said rib being formed withfigures. aligned screw receiving holes; and screws The particular formof board illustrated passing through said holes and which are 40 is abase board 1, usually made of sheet free of threaded engagement withsaid metal, but the invention is not to be thus board and rib. 35.limited. The top edge of this board engages In witness whereof, Ihereunto subscribe the plasterin 2, and its bottom edge enmy name. gagesthe floor 3. A wooden ground strip 4 CHARLES H. RICHARDS.

